Spatial Variation as a Tool for Inferring Temporal Variation and Diagnosing Types of Mechanisms in Ecosystems
Figure 5
The modifying role of inter-patch synchrony.
Relationship between spatial CV and regional temporal CV as modified by the degree of inter-patch synchrony in (A) microcosm, (B) rock pools and (C) lakes. Synchrony increased regional temporal CV relatively little over that explained by spatial CV. Black points = empirical variables, blue points = simulated, randomly-generated variables (n = 20; see File S1) to represent “independent dynamics region.”